Yoon Suk Yeol, representing the conservative People Power Party, assumed office as the President of South Korea in 2022 after winning a closely contested election against his rival by a margin of less than one percentage point. Prior to his political career, Yoon spent 27 years as a prosecutor.
Since taking office, Yoon has been confronted with a myriad of challenges, including the persistent threat posed by North Korea, escalating tensions between South Korea's key allies, the US and China, and a decline in the country's birth rates.
